huey vs RQ

huey vs RQ
Fact	huey	RQ
Language	Python	Python
Licence	MIT	Other
Stars	6k	11k
Latest	3.4.0	v2.12
Last push	2026-10-03	2026-10-03
Release cadence	about 2 days between releases	about 16 days between releases
Active contributors	2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Celery. Alternatives to Celery →
PartialhueyA small task queue over Redis, SQLite or memory, with periodic tasks.
PartialRQBackground jobs backed by Redis only, with a smaller API.

3.4.02026-09-04Backwards-incompatible. The django stats app writes to its own sqlite database by default (huey-stats.db in settings.BA…
3.3.42026-08-05Use DoubleField for the stats ts, duration and started columns. On PG & MySQL the old FloatField was a 32-bit-shitter w…
3.3.32026-08-04Forward the Django database OPTIONS when setting up the stats recorder connection. Fixes / replaces #907.
3.3.22026-08-01Flush buffered stats in the worker shutdown hook. Fixes issue where recycled workers might drop some writes.
3.3.12026-07-31Ensure traceback is stored properly for error results.

v2.122026-08-30Added CronJobRegistry so cron job histories can be monitored without an active CronScheduler. Thanks @selwin!
v2.112026-08-17CronJob now keeps a history of jobs it created, accessible via cron_job.get_job_ids(). Thanks @selwin!
v2.102026-06-20Added webhook notifications to notify external end points when a job finishes or fails. Thanks @selwin!
v2.9.12026-06-06Job.create() now supports retry argument. Thanks @sethuvishal!
v2.92026-05-19Added json and pickle shorthand aliases for serializers. These can now be used when creating queues/workers and with th…

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